Mad Beach Bum

I work at a computer for a living, and I spend way too much damn time working with computers. I like things to go as smoothly as possible, and then I like to just leave and forget everything dealing with work or the computer. I have a huge problem with wireless devices, specifically wireless mice and keyboards. With everyone praising wireless like the next coming of Scooby-Doo, I must interject a bit. The problem isn’t with usability; it’s with those fucking batteries and the cost of convenience. What happens when batteries die in a mouse is I’m going about my business and everything just stops working, causing me to lose scores of hours a year fixing everything. What happens when the batteries die in the keyboard is I’m typing and have an entire mental workflow and the computer instantly becomes possessed. Letters start magically repeating. Keys pressed don’t register. The…

Tags: Computer, Wireless